Bride Behind the Mask novel Chapter 381

Yuna looked up, wanting to silence Marguerite, but the look Frederick cast her way left her feeling guilty and terrified.

Marguerite's icy gaze swept over Yuna, seeing the fluctuating emotions on her face.

She looked guilty, did that mean Frederick not know about the planned marriage alliance?

Sure enough, Frederick clenched his jaw, his voice sharp as he questioned, "What alliance?"

Teresa, stuffing a piece of cake into her mouth, chimed in with a thick voice, "Don't you know, Mr. Frederick? They gave us a grand welcome at the front gate, they said it was to welcome your in-laws! Aren't you planning to arrange a betrothal for Manley?"

Jocelyn also looked surprised, "A betrothal? Teresa, are you mistaken? We only invited your family today for the birthday party, are you thinking of becoming my granddaughter-in-law?"

"Grand...daughter...in...law?" Teresa, her mouth full of food, repeated Jocelyn's words.

Frederick too caught on, his eyes rolling with anger as he glared at Yuna, "Explain."

Yuna looked mortified. When she had returned to the private dining room and saw Maurice, she had been stunned and hadn't yet recovered.

Facing Frederick's questioning now, she felt utterly hopeless. She knew Frederick would never agree to a betrothal.

Her original plan was to bring it up during dinner, in a joking manner. After all, they were all elite families, and a marriage alliance wasn't a bad thing.

By then, she and Teresa’s family would play along, and Frederick wouldn't have much to say.

This marriage alliance would be pushed forward in a half-hearted manner.

But how could she have imagined that this elite family was the Winston Group! And she could have never imagined that Maurice was thriving in Stonebridge City! Marguerite hadn't lived a hard life either!

Yuna was livid!

Marguerite smiled quietly, delicately peeling a shrimp, then slowly putting it in her mouth.

Her gaze was cold, but her smile remained sweet, "I ran into Yuna in the restroom earlier, and she mentioned the marriage alliance. She said Mr. Frederick attached great importance to it, so we were welcomed with much fanfare. But since Mr. Frederick was kept in the dark like us... I guess, it was a surprise Yuna prepared for both parties." Marguerite finished speaking and turned her gaze to Yuna.